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September 2019
Saltaire Festival – The Power of Choir performance
Join us for an informal concert packed with great tunes, sorrow and joy, peace and thrilling excitement! Members of Bradford Festival Choral Society are joined by singers from our afternoon vocal workshop (one audience ticket free with each vocal workshop ticket), directed by Thomas Leech, with pianist Chris Pulleyn. Tickets This is a ticketed event £5 (or free ticket if taking part in Choral Workshop same day) Available from Saltaire Wines or online via Saltaire Festival website (booking fee applies).
Find out more »Open Rehearsal
Are you looking for a new choir this September? Come and try us out on September 18th (or any Wednesday from the 4th if you're feeling keen!)... ...our rehearsals are engaging and positive, we have expert musical leadership, the focus is on the enjoyment of our members and a high musical standard, and we sing fabulous music with excellent ensembles and soloists... As part of our BFCS 2020 project, subscriptions for those aged 30 or under, or on a low…
Find out more »November 2019
The Farthest Shore
A concert of high drama, bold gesture and sparkling colours: Paul Mealor shot to fame when his motet Ubi Caritas was heard by a broadcast audience of 2.5 billion people at the wedding of the The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. We perform Mealor's brilliant musical drama The Farthest Shore - a retelling of a Celtic tale from the mystic island of Anglesey, spiritual home to the last of the Druids and the Avalon of Arthurian legend. A mysterious child…
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas Old and New
Celebrate with BFCS! Our traditional Christmas concert with the brilliant Rothwell Temperance Band. There will be sparkling choral music, carols for all to sing, fabulous brass band pieces and our renowned seasonal refreshments before the concert and during the interval. It's at 6pm - come after your day's shopping or before your night's partying! Tickets available here Christmas Past - various composers, arranged by Goff Richards O come all ye faithful - J. F. Wade, arr. David Willcocks Angelus ad…
Find out more »March 2020
Vocal workshop – Bach St Matthew Passion
Join our vocal workshop, led by choral expert and BFCS Musical Director Tom Leech, to explore Bach's great masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion. A brilliant opportunity to experience the work in an outstanding new English translation. Workshop 2-5pm Informal performance (extracts) 6-6.45pm Tickets available now
Find out more »J.S. Bach – St Matthew Passion
We are very sorry to announce that our March 28th performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion is postponed until later in the year - we are working to secure a date in the autumn where we can rebook Baroque In The North, Diocese of Leeds Music Bradford Catholic Youth Choir and the outstanding soloists. Our preview concert at Cliffe Castle on March 22nd is also cancelled. Tickets can be refunded or used for the rearranged performance. We apologise to our…
Find out more »June 2020
Faith / Passion / Betrayal
Consoling faith, tempestuous passion and fatal betrayal - it's all in our summer concert, held in the beautiful surroundings of Bradford's Ukrainian Cultural Centre. Diderich Buxtehude was a giant of the early Baroque - the young Bach walked over 200 miles to hear him direct his famous concerts in Lubeck. His cantata Alles was ihr tut is wonderfully optimistic, combining energetic choruses with elegant solos and beautiful instrumental movements. Meanwhile in Venice, Barbara Strozzi was writing her many sets of…
Find out more »September 2020
2020-21 Season Launch – The Road Home
Join us for our 2020-21 Season Launch - The Road Home. In a first for BFCS, we present an online concert, premiering on our YouTube channel. The performance features the first opportunity to watch our new video and audio tracks, recorded during lockdown, together with a guest slot from Bradford Friendship Choir and some amazing archive recordings...support us from the comfort of your sofa! Our musical team will be answering your questions using the live chat feature during the performance…
Find out more »November 2020
Autumn Concert
Join us for a wonderful online performance of romantic and modern partsongs. More details coming soon...
Find out more »December 2020
Christmas Concert
Our Christmas concerts are always fantastically popular! At the moment we're not sure if this will be online or live...more details coming soon!
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